Cottonwood Canyon ACEC: Outside Moquith Mountain WSA

Designate as Visual Resource Management (VRM) Class II. VRM Class II areas are areas where changes in any of the basic elements (form, line, color, texture) caused by a surface-disturbing activity should not be evident in the characteristic landscape.

Limit off highway vehicle use to designated routes.

Open to oil and gas leasing subject to major constraints, such as no surface occupancy.

Recommend withdrawing from mineral entry.

Close to mineral material disposals.

Cultural:

Monitor specific sites on a regular basis.

Retain all lands in federal ownership.

Work with the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) to acquire state inholdings.

Hazard/Safety/Public Welfare: Close the Water Canyon Allotment (48 AUMs) to livestock grazing in order to protect the Fredonia City Culinary water supply for the life of the plan.